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Photograph 011303/27 Second World War, 1939-1945Malaya. Stacks of letters arrived for AIF troops in a mail delivery to a forward area. Two soldiers forget the proximity of the enemy as they read letters from home.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Malaya. A mail delivery to AIF troops in a forward area. The stacks of letters and packages that arrived from home were very welcome.
Malaya. Stacks of letters arrived for AIF troops in a mail delivery to a forward area. Two soldiers forget the proximity of the enemy as they read letters from home.

Malaya. AIF troops on a forward patrol searching for the enemy on the edge of the jungle.

THE ARMY POSTAL SERVICE PLAYS A GREAT PART IN KEEPING THE MORALE OF THE TROOPS TO A HIGH STANDARD. LETTERS FROM HOME ARE EAGERLY LOOKED FORWARD TO , AND THE DELIVERY OF MAIL IS ENTRUSTED TO PERSONNEL

Unidentified soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), gather around as the very welcome mail is sorted and handed out. Some have begin reading their letters from home.

Unidentified soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), gather around as the very welcome mail is sorted and handed out. Some have begin reading their letters from home.

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-09. THE SALVATION ARMY IN A FORWARD AREA OF THE OWEN STANLEY RANGES. THIS VERY WELCOME TENT, NEAR UBERI, WITH ITS WELCOME CUP OF COFFEE AND BISCUITS, WAS A GREAT BOON TO TROOPS
